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Box Mobile Update: HTML files open as a rendered page

  • Nov 2, 2026 2:15 PM UTC
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Jakub Piech PM Mobile

We have some exciting news to share! On Box for iOS and Box for Android, HTML files now open as the page they are meant to look like. 📄📱

Before, an HTML file on mobile opened as source code. Now it opens as a real preview. You see the headings, the text, and the layout, instead of the code behind them. You can still edit the code. 

 

A few things to expect:

 

  • Scripts in the file do not run, so interactive pages look static.

  • Images and fonts show only when they are embedded in the file. Files sitting next to the HTML file, in the same folder, are not loaded.

  • Links to Box open in the app. Other links are not opened.

  • Files larger than 150 KB can be previewed, but not edited.

 

No admin setup is required. Update to the latest Box app. Which HTML file will you open first? Tell us in the comments.